Wests Tigers sign James Roberts till 2022

[Telltails]

When was the last time an Aboriginal played for us? Probably JAC. The only other 2 I can think of are Daine Laurie the first and John Simon 20 years ago. Haven’t been many.

Robert Lui

 

[tiger_one]

When was the last time an Aboriginal played for us? Probably JAC. The only other 2 I can think of are Daine Laurie the first and John Simon 20 years ago. Haven’t been many.

And the McGuinness boys back in the day.

 

[TigerWest]

When was the last time an Aboriginal played for us? Probably JAC. The only other 2 I can think of are Daine Laurie the first and John Simon 20 years ago. Haven’t been many.

The centre (from Newcastle) I’ve lost his name, was not fit, not sure if that WT’s or Balmain though.

Is Joe O aboriginal?

 

[Geo]

When was the last time an Aboriginal played for us? Probably JAC. The only other 2 I can think of are Daine Laurie the first and John Simon 20 years ago. Haven’t been many.

Corey Thompson was the last

 

[TonyTiger]

When was the last time an Aboriginal played for us? Probably JAC. The only other 2 I can think of are Daine Laurie the first and John Simon 20 years ago. Haven’t been many.

The centre (from Newcastle) I’ve lost his name, was not fit, not sure if that WT’s or Balmain though.

Is Joe O aboriginal?

Owen Craigie

 

[TigerWest]

When was the last time an Aboriginal played for us? Probably JAC. The only other 2 I can think of are Daine Laurie the first and John Simon 20 years ago. Haven’t been many.

The centre (from Newcastle) I’ve lost his name, was not fit, not sure if that WT’s or Balmain though.

Is Joe O aboriginal? What about Mbye?

Owen Craigie

Yes, cheers

 

[happy_tiger]

Scott Prince

 

[TillLindemann]

The last Daine Laurie was another

 

[the_third]

We need to start making a list of signed players since the CEO has the final say in all honestly rather of kept Mcintyre who did perform for us last season.

He helped us perform worse than the previous year

 

[the_third]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71cRROENKy4

That’s a proper highlights package - wow.

We have no one that is that fast.

 

[BalmainJnr]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71cRROENKy4

That’s a proper highlights package - wow.

We have no one that is that fast.

That get off ability when he decides to hit the jets is a sight to behold. Dunno why but I really enjoyed the clip where he made Tedesco look like a mobile chicane.

 

[Deleted member 3518]

How many length of the field tries , and more importantly tries from nothing. We have not had a player this electric in a long time . Man I hope we can get his head right .

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Good to see that indigenous players don't see Souths as the only viable destination. Jimmy and Laurie signed within a day of each other is a good endorsement with indigenous players.

Maybe that will encourage JAC to sign for 2022.

We can hope. A strong indigenous presence here may help getting him here.

 

[hsvjones]

Does anyone know when James is reporting to training ?

 

[Fletch]

The signing of Roberts increases the pressure on BJ Leilua to perform next season.

It’s effectively a contract year for BJ with the club having the option for 2022. He turns 30 end of next year so his next contract will likely be his last - he’ll need a big season if he wants to maximize his earning capacity.

If the Jet is fit and ready to go then he’s going play right centre (BJ’s spot) where he’s most effective. BJ spent time early in his career on the left at Roosters and Knights, and there’s every chance that’s where he’ll train in preseason. He’s spent years though playing down that right channel, and has adapted to its nuances. BJ struggled last season with the move to Sydney, it impacted his preparation, and most the year he looked under done, was down on form, and this all ultimately culminated in him being dropped from the top 17.

Rugby League is his livelihood and best opportunity to make some money for him and his family, but the challenge may have got that much harder with The Jet landing in Tiger Town. Can he make the adjustment and be effective, or will his game continue to drift in the wrong direction.

 

[Goldust]

Our boys are going to get lots of practice chasing him around at training.
Amos Roberts took him to a Panthers training when he was 13 and Amos was the only guy there who could catch him.

 

[JC99]

Does anyone know when James is reporting to training ?

Probably November 30

 

[JC99]

The signing of Roberts increases the pressure on BJ Leilua to perform next season.

It’s effectively a contract year for BJ with the club having the option for 2022. He turns 30 end of next year so his next contract will likely be his last - he’ll need a big season if he wants to maximize his earning capacity.

If the Jet is fit and ready to go then he’s going play right centre (BJ’s spot) where he’s most effective. BJ spent time early in his career on the left at Roosters and Knights, and there’s every chance that’s where he’ll train in preseason. He’s spent years though playing down that right channel, and has adapted to its nuances. BJ struggled last season with the move to Sydney, it impacted his preparation, and most the year he looked under done, was down on form, and this all ultimately culminated in him being dropped from the top 17.

Rugby League is his livelihood and best opportunity to make some money for him and his family, but the challenge may have got that much harder with The Jet landing in Tiger Town. Can he make the adjustment and be effective, or will his game continue to drift in the wrong direction.

Will be interesting to see if they both train at right centre or if they move one of them to the left. So hard to know whether Roberts will make our top 17, maybe he won’t in round 1 but can force his way in. I feel like Roberts would be better on the left partnered with Brooksy

 

[GNR4LIFE]

I could be way off, but I feel like announcing two signings in two days was a show of aggressiveness on the back of the Aloiai rubbish. Almost like saying “you don’t want to play for us? There are plenty who do. You aren’t the be all end all Josh”. Who knows, the club might even add another signing next week.

 

[cochise]

I could be way off, but I feel like announcing two signings in two days was a show of aggressiveness on the back of the Aloiai rubbish. Almost like saying “you don’t want to play for us? There are plenty who do. You aren’t the be all end all Josh”. Who knows, the club might even add another signing next week.

I actually emailed Pascoe earlier in the week to suggest it would be a good time to release some positive news if he was sitting on any because there was a lot of negativity about the rumours about Aloiai and McIntyre. So I am taking credit for it lol.